Strong's H2442

חָכָה

Language:
Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

properly, to adhere to; hence, to await

Derivation

a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, חָכָה is translated as: long, tarry, wait..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.